Clinical trials: Emergency Patients
HIV Infections, Syphilis Infection
Implementation of an Opt-Out Testing and Rapid Diagnostic Strategy for Syphilis and HIV in Pregnant Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to evaluate infection detection and treatment initiation rates for syphilis and HIV before and after integration of the Chembio DPP® HIV-Syphilis rapid POC test into an ongoing Emergency Department…
- Trial name
- NCT07525076
- Testing
- Chembio HIV/Syphilis rapid Point of Care (POC) test, Laboratory-based HIV and syphilis testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Selective CT for Anticoagulated Head Injured Patients
The goal is to derive and a clinical decision rule for safe exclusion of traumatic brain injury without neuroimaging in head-injured ED patients who take anticoagulant medications. The objectives are to: 1.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic, Blunt Head Injury
- Trial name
- Can-SCAHn (NCT05364749)
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Kerstin de Wit
Therapeutic Education Program, Emergencies
Predictors of Non-accESs to therapeutiC EducAtion Programs Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, and/or Asthma, and/or Chronic Heart Failure in an Emergency Setting
Chronic diseases are frequent and potentially severe. Type II diabetes, asthma and heart failure affect 3.3 million, 4 million and 1 million people respectively in France.
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Education Program, Emergencies, Diabetes, Asthma
- Trial name
- ESCAPE (NCT05320276)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 297 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Trauma, Covid19
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic to Trauma Patients in Emergency Department: A Multicenter Experience of Istanbul
COVID-19, which emerged in China in December 2019, has become a pandemic with its spread to many countries of the world. The aim of this multi-centered study is to guide for the approach, organization, diagnosis and treatment of…
- Trial name
- NCT04479124
- Testing
- COVID-19 PCR
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Acute Back Pain, Emergency Department Patient
Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain With Transcutaneous Electrical Neurostimulation at the Emergency Department: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Acute low back pain is a frequent cause of emergency department admissions (4.39% [95% CI: 3.67-5.18])1. Drug therapeutic options are limited and ineffective.
- Trial name
- TENS BACK PAIN (NCT07183176)
- Testing
- Chattanooga CEFAR Tens
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Weight-Estimation
Can Habitus Adapted Length Based Body Weight Estimation be Improved by Adding Further Parameters?
The purpose of this prospective single center study is to investigate if the accuracy of length based body weight estimation by the already investigated algorithm (CLAWAR) can be improved by adding another parameter.
- Trial name
- Including MUC (NCT02930928)
- Testing
- Accuracy of weight estimation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 495 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Pulmonary Embolism
Effect of a Global Simplified Strategy on Thromboembolic Events in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is frequently suspected in emergency departments (ED) patients which often leads to the prescription of DDimer testing and irradiative chest imaging (Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiogram CTPA in most…
- Trial name
- MODS STRATEGY (NCT06190392)
- Testing
- MODS Modified simplified diagnostic strategy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,223 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acute Pain Due to Trauma
Efficacy and Safety of Methoxyflurane (Penthrox) for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Minor Trauma
This study investigates the treatment of acute pain, an unpleasant feeling caused by an injury. The overall purpose of the study is to gain more information that the pain relief medicine Penthrox(Methoxyflurane) administered…
- Trial name
- STOP! (NCT01420159)
- Testing
- Methoxyflurane
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Developments International Limited
Stress, Psychological, Emergency Medicine, Transport
Benefit of the FLYing Transport of Patients Requiring Mobile Intensive Care Unit
Patient care who requires fast and intensive care by a mobile intensive care unit in a rescue helicopter is a common practice in Auvergne since more than 3 years.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Emergency Medicine, Transport, Critical Care
- Trial name
- FLY-MICU (NCT04578054)
- Testing
- Flying transport
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Polytrauma Patients
Correlation Between Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Index and Serum Lactate in Poly-trauma Patients
Polytrauma is defined as the presence of multiple traumatic injuries that may cause systemic physiological derangements and life-threatening conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT07255456
- Testing
- Abdominal ultrasound and Serum Lactate Level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Farid Esmael Haridy Mohamed
Myocardial Ischemia
Increased CRP Concentrations in Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department With Troponin Elevation Aids to Rule Out Coronary Ischemia
The investigators hypothesized that the CRP/troponin ratio measured in patients presenting to the ED with elevated troponin levels could differentiate between patients with cardiac ischemia and those who present due to a systemic…
- Trial name
- NCT04522583
- Testing
- Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Chest Pain
Coronary Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography Versus Standard Therapy in the Emergency Room
The purpose of this study is to determine the usefulness of CCTA (Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography) in the emergency room setting to diagnose and predict the outcome of patients with chest pain who have a low to moderate…
- Trial name
- NCT00846469
- Testing
- CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography), Control section
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Colorectal Cancer, Wound Infection
Comparing PP and PVDF Meshes in Midline Laparotomy Closure for High-risk Colorectal Surgery. Impact on Incisional Hernia and Surgical Wound Infection.
In the latest guidelines for abdominal wall closure in emergency surgery published in the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES) in 2023, no specific recommendations are made in this regard.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Wound Infection, Hernia Incisional
- Trial name
- PROFIMESH (NCT06220045)
- Testing
- Polyvinylidene fluoride mesh, Prophylactic polypropylene mesh
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta
End of Life, Palliative Care
Reasons of Transfer in Emergency Units of Patients in End of Life Situation.
This qualitative study aimed to describe and understand the factors leading to the admission in emergency unit of patients coming from their home, in an end of life situation.
- Trial name
- CACTUS (NCT02861469)
- Testing
- Semi-structured interviews
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Pain
A Trial Comparing Different Dosing Regimens of Morphine in Patients With Moderate to Severe Pain
RESEARCH QUESTION: In adult ED patients in whom the attending ED physician has decided to administer intravenous opiates, what is the difference in pain relief at 60 minutes in patients who are randomized to receive either…
- Trial name
- NCT00293969
- Testing
- Morphine 0.1mg/kg versus morphine 0.15 mg/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Renal Failure
Determination of a Profile of Patients with Renal Failure to Be Supported As a Priority in the Care Pathway in Order to Avoid Emergency Hospitalizations.
The purpose of this study is to map the population of stage 4 and 5 kidney failure patients followed in consultation by the CHSF nephrology team and to determine the factors associated with recurrent hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- DETERPROFIPA (NCT06041737)
- Testing
- consultation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 405 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Thrombolysis
The Impact of a Helicopter Emergency Medical System on Prognosis in Stroke Patients
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, and 15 million people suffer a stroke each year; one-third die and one-third are left permanently disabled.
- Trial name
- NCT02576379
- Volunteers
- 1,068 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Alcohol Consumption
The Effect of Computerized Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (CASI) on Alcohol Consumption in Adolescent Patients in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this research is to examine the effectiveness of the Computerized Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (CASI) in adolescent patients in the Emergency Department at the UC Irvine Medical Center.
- Trial name
- CASI (NCT01680627)
- Testing
- CASI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 235 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Alcoholic Intoxication
Emergency Department (ED) Triage of Alcohol Abuse
Retrospective study of adult patients (> 16 y) admitted to Geneva University Hospitals with alcohol abuse. Triage criteria will be reviewed. Patients characteristics and patient flow in the ED will be described.
- Trial name
- NCT02449772
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 775 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Abdominal Sepsis, Peritonitis
Impact of Early Peri-operative Use of Polymyxin-B Hemoperfusion in Septic Patients Undergoing Emergent Abdominal Surgery
Septic shock of intra-abdominal origin is likely due to Gram-negative bacteria or mixed pathogens and associated with high levels of endotoxin.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Sepsis, Peritonitis, Colon Perforation
- Trial name
- NCT01646229
- Testing
- Polymyxin-B hemoperfusion, Control
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva